Power Knocked Out After Branchton Rd. Crash
One person was entrapped in an accident this morning in Washington Township. The one vehicle crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on Branchton Road near the Valley Dam Sportsmen Club. Crews on th... Read more
Winter Storm Packs Cold Punch Over The Weekend
Butler County residents can look forward to a week of warmer weather after receiving a winter storm over the weekend. According to the National Weather Service, Butler received more than eig... Read more
Nurses Strike At ACMH Hits Day Two
Nurses at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital are officially on strike. The 220 nurses at the Kittanning based hospital formally went on strike yesterday starting at 7 a.m. Nurses say that ma... Read more
BHS Receives Federal Funding For Food Institute
Butler Health System is receiving federal dollars to go toward their nutritional initiative. According to Senator Bob Casey, the Butler Health System will get $268,000 for their Food Institu... Read more
SRU Names Committee Chair For Presidential Search
Slippery Rock University is taking the first steps to establish a committee as they search for the next president. Three members of their council of trustees will help lead the search, with... Read more
An active member of the community is taking on a new role to help address a workforce shortage in the county. Tricia Pritchard has been named the director of community employment development... Read more
No One Injured In Route 8 Crash
Police are providing more information on a crash that happened late last week in Slippery Rock Township. The two vehicle accident happened just after noon Friday near the intersection of Rou... Read more
Slight Increase In State Labor Numbers
New numbers from the state’s labor department shows a growing workforce compared to last year. It was a modest increase of about 4,000 workers joining the labor force in January of this year... Read more
Nurses at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital have temporarily walked off the job. The work stoppage began early Sunday morning. It is anticipated that nurses will return to work on Friday m... Read more
Authorities Investigate Recent Gift Card Scam
Authorities have released information about a recent scam that impacted a local resident. According to State Police, a 73-year-old Volant man received a phone call from an unknown person las... Read more